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Jeremiah 26:18

מיכיה הַמֹּ֣ורַשְׁתִּ֔י הָיָ֣ה נִבָּ֔א בִּימֵ֖י חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־כָּל־עַם֩ יְהוּדָ֨ה לֵאמֹ֜ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות צִיֹּ֞ון שָׂדֶ֤ה תֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙ וִירוּשָׁלַ֨יִם֙ עִיִּ֣ים תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְהַ֥ר הַבַּ֖יִת לְבָמֹ֥ות יָֽעַר׃ * כ: מיכיה * ק: מִיכָיה֙ “Mikhaya the Morashtite was prophesying in the days of Ḥizqiyahu … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:17

וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִזִּקְנֵ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֶל־כָּל־קְהַ֥ל הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ And men from the elders of the land rose up and said to all the assembly of the people, saying,   Morphology וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ (va-yaqumu) – Root: קום (qum); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:16

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ הַשָּׂרִים֙ וְכָל־הָעָ֔ם אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְאֶל־הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים אֵין־לָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֔וֶת כִּ֗י בְּשֵׁ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֵֽינוּ׃ And the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “There is no sentence of death for this man, for in … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:15

אַ֣ךְ יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּדְע֗וּ כִּ֣י אִם־מְמִתִ֣ים אַתֶּם֮ אֹתִי֒ כִּי־דָ֣ם נָקִ֗י אַתֶּם֙ נֹתְנִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את וְאֶל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ כִּ֣י בֶאֱמֶ֗ת שְׁלָחַ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם לְדַבֵּר֙ בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס However, surely you must know that if you put me to death, you are … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:14

וַאֲנִ֖י הִנְנִ֣י בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם עֲשׂוּ־לִ֛י כַּטֹּ֥וב וְכַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ And as for me, here I am in your hand; do to me what is good and right in your eyes.   Morphology וַאֲנִ֖י (va-ʾani) – Root: אָנֹכִי / אֲנִי; Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:13

וְעַתָּ֗ה הֵיטִ֤יבוּ דַרְכֵיכֶם֙ וּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְשִׁמְע֕וּ בְּקֹ֖ול יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְיִנָּחֵ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ And now, amend your ways and your deeds, and listen to the voice of YHWH your God, and YHWH will relent concerning the evil that He … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:12

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֔ים וְאֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה שְׁלָחַ֗נִי לְהִנָּבֵ֞א אֶל־הַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ וְאֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃ And Yirmeyahu said to all the princes and to all the people, saying, “YHWH sent me to prophesy against this house and against this … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:11

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְהַנְּבִאִים֙ אֶל־הַשָּׂרִ֔ים וְאֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֨וֶת֙ לָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֤י נִבָּא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃ And the priests and the prophets said to the princes and to all the people, saying, “A sentence of death is upon this man, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:10

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ שָׂרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה אֵ֚ת הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיַּעֲל֥וּ מִבֵּית־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בְּפֶ֥תַח שַֽׁעַר־יְהוָ֖ה הֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ ס And the princes of Yehuda heard these words, and they went up from the house of the king to the house of YHWH, and they … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:9

מַדּוּעַ֩ נִבֵּ֨יתָ בְשֵׁם־יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר כְּשִׁלֹו֙ יִֽהְיֶה֙ הַבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֔ה וְהָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את תֶּחֱרַ֖ב מֵאֵ֣ין יֹושֵׁ֑ב וַיִּקָּהֵ֧ל כָּל־הָעָ֛ם אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ Why have you prophesied in the name of YHWH, saying, ‘Like Shilo this house shall be, and this city shall be desolate, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:8

וַיְהִ֣י כְּכַלֹּ֣ות יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ לְדַבֵּר֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֑ם וַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּ אֹתֹ֜ו הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַנְּבִאִ֛ים וְכָל־הָעָ֥ם לֵאמֹ֖ר מֹ֥ות תָּמֽוּת׃ And it happened, when Yirmeyahu finished speaking all that YHWH had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:7

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים וְכָל־הָעָ֑ם אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מְדַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Yirmeyahu speaking these words in the house of YHWH.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמְע֛וּ (va-yishmeʿu) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:6

וְנָתַתִּ֛י אֶת־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה כְּשִׁלֹ֑ה וְאֶת־הָעִ֤יר הַזֹּאת֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לִקְלָלָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל גֹּויֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס And I will make this house like Shilo, and this city I will give for a curse to all the nations of the earth.”’”   Morphology וְנָתַתִּ֛י (ve-natatti) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:5

לִשְׁמֹ֗עַ עַל־דִּבְרֵ֨י עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִאִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁלֵ֣חַ אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְהַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹ֖חַ וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃ to listen to the words of My servants the prophets whom I am sending to you, rising early and sending, but you did not listen.   Morphology לִשְׁמֹ֗עַ … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:4

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אִם־לֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֵלַ֔י לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ בְּתֹ֣ורָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said YHWH: “If you do not listen to Me, to walk in My Torah that I have set before you, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:3

אוּלַ֣י יִשְׁמְע֔וּ וְיָשֻׁ֕בוּ אִ֖ישׁ מִדַּרְכֹּ֣ו הָרָעָ֑ה וְנִחַמְתִּ֣י אֶל־הָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֤י חֹשֵׁב֙ לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות לָהֶ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ Perhaps they will listen, and each man will turn from his evil way, and I will relent concerning the evil that I am planning … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:2

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עֲמֹד֮ בַּחֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָה֒ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ עַל־כָּל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה הַבָּאִים֙ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם אַל־תִּגְרַ֖ע דָּבָֽר׃ “Thus said YHWH: ‘Stand in the court of the house of YHWH, and you shall speak over all the cities … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 26:1

בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית מַמְלְכ֛וּת יְהֹויָקִ֥ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה הָיָה֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ In the beginning of the reign of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyyahu, king of Yehuda, this word came from YHWH, saying,   Morphology בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית (be-reʾshit) – Root: ראשׁ (roʾsh); … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:38

עָזַ֥ב כַּכְּפִ֖יר סֻכֹּ֑ו כִּֽי־הָיְתָ֤ה אַרְצָם֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה מִפְּנֵי֙ חֲרֹ֣ון הַיֹּונָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י חֲרֹ֥ון אַפֹּֽו׃ פ Like a young lion he has left his covert, for their land became a desolation because of the burning anger of the oppressor, and because of the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:37

וְנָדַ֖מּוּ נְאֹ֣ות הַשָּׁלֹ֑ום מִפְּנֵ֖י חֲרֹ֥ון אַף־יְהוָֽה׃ And the peaceful pastures were silenced because of the burning anger of YHWH.   Morphology וְנָדַ֖מּוּ (ve-nadamu) – Root: דמם (damam); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with conjunction; Translation: “And they were … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:36

קֹ֚ול צַעֲקַ֣ת הָֽרֹעִ֔ים וִֽילְלַ֖ת אַדִּירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֑אן כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מַרְעִיתָֽם׃ A voice of the cry of the shepherds and the wailing of the majestic ones of the flock, for YHWH is devastating their pasture.   Morphology קֹול (qol) – Root: קול … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:35

וְאָבַ֥ד מָנֹ֖וס מִן־הָֽרֹעִ֑ים וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵאַדִּירֵ֥י הַצֹּֽאן׃ And refuge has perished from the shepherds, and escape from the majestic ones of the flock.   Morphology וְאָבַ֥ד (ve-ʾavad) – Root: אבד (ʾavad); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:34

הֵילִ֨ילוּ הָרֹעִ֜ים וְזַעֲק֗וּ וְהִֽתְפַּלְּשׁוּ֙ אַדִּירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן כִּֽי־מָלְא֥וּ יְמֵיכֶ֖ם לִטְבֹ֑וחַ וּתְפֹוצֹ֣ותִיכֶ֔ם וּנְפַלְתֶּ֖ם כִּכְלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃ “Howl, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll yourselves, O majestic ones of the flock! For your days are full for slaughter, and your dispersions and your … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:33

וְהָי֞וּ חַֽלְלֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹ֣א יִסָּפְד֗וּ וְלֹ֤א יֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ לְדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ “And the slain of YHWH shall be on that day from one end of the earth even to the other end … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:32

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות הִנֵּ֥ה רָעָ֛ה יֹצֵ֖את מִגֹּ֣וי אֶל־גֹּ֑וי וְסַ֣עַר גָּדֹ֔ול יֵעֹ֖ור מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ Thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Behold, evil is going forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirred up from the farthest parts of the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:31

בָּ֤א שָׁאֹון֙ עַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם נִשְׁפָּ֥ט ה֖וּא לְכָל־בָּשָׂ֑ר הָרְשָׁעִ֛ים נְתָנָ֥ם לַחֶ֖רֶב נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס ‘A noise has come to the end of the earth, for YHWH has a dispute with the nations. He enters into judgment with all … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:30

וְאַתָּה֙ תִּנָּבֵ֣א אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם יְהוָ֞ה מִמָּרֹ֤ום יִשְׁאָג֙ וּמִמְּעֹ֤ון קָדְשֹׁו֙ יִתֵּ֣ן קֹולֹ֔ו שָׁאֹ֤ג יִשְׁאַג֙ עַל־נָוֵ֔הוּ הֵידָד֙ כְּדֹרְכִ֣ים יַֽעֲנֶ֔ה אֶ֥ל כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “And you shall prophesy to them all these words, and you shall say to them: ‘YHWH … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:29

כִּי֩ הִנֵּ֨ה בָעִ֜יר אֲשֶׁ֧ר נִֽקְרָא־שְׁמִ֣י עָלֶ֗יהָ אָֽנֹכִי֙ מֵחֵ֣ל לְהָרַ֔ע וְאַתֶּ֖ם הִנָּקֵ֣ה תִנָּק֑וּ לֹ֣א תִנָּק֔וּ כִּ֣י חֶ֗רֶב אֲנִ֤י קֹרֵא֙ עַל־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ For behold, upon the city which is called by My name I am beginning to bring evil, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:28

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֧י יְמָאֲנ֛וּ לָקַֽחַת־הַכֹּ֥וס מִיָּדְךָ֖ לִשְׁתֹּ֑ות וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שָׁתֹ֥ו תִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ And it shall be, when they refuse to take the goblet from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus said YHWH of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 25:27

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֡ם ס כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁת֤וּ וְשִׁכְרוּ֙ וּקְי֔וּ וְנִפְל֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תָק֑וּמוּ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַחֶ֔רֶב אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י שֹׁלֵ֖חַ בֵּינֵיכֶֽם׃ “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said YHWH of armies, the God of Yisraʾel: “Drink and be drunk and … Continue reading

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